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Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1887-01-28
A New Trick.

II saw new trick out in Iowa the
other day. said travelling man. II
was stopping at little station on the
Northwestern, and the hotel was close
to the railroad track. The through
passenger trains don't stop there. In
the party sitting outside after dinner
was man who had fine gold watch
with case of extraordinary weight.
He said it was the heaviest watchcase
made, and the strongest.
''Therc is a funny thing about this
watch of mine, he said: 1T is so strong
that I can put it on the railroad track
and let train run over it and will not
be damaged in the least
{" Ri ght on the rail?' queried one OF
the party.
:" Yes, III place it right on the top of
the rails, where the wheels run, and it
won't be hurt a particle
"Bet you the cigars youdassent do it.
1.-The proposition was promptly ac-
cepted, and the whole crowd present
included in the payment of the wager,
no matter who lost. In few minutes
train was seen approaching, when
the owner of the watch went out to the
track, put his time-piece on the rail,
and then walked back to the hotel porch
and resumed his chair as cool as a
cucumber. They stood with open
mouths, and thinking what a shame it
was that an Internal fool should put
such fine watch on the rails to be
smashed into smithereens.
When the locomotive struck the spot
where the watch had teen placed the
crowd groaned and fancied they could
see bits of gold flying along with the
dust. But the owner of the watch sat
quietly smoking his cigar, and, as soon
as the long train had passed, he walked
out, reached down, and picked his
watch up from the side of the rail, as
perfect as if it had been in his pocket
all the time.
"You see,' he said, as we all lighted
fresh cigars at the other fellows ex-
pense,' there is no danger in this trick
providing you place your watch near
VIC cuSc VI We Idll, "ueIc VIC "utcls
have worn the face smooth, and so that
the slightest disturbance will cause it to
slide off inside the rail. Thewatch case
is oval, and that leaves are opening for
the air to get under. If the jar OF
the rail did not cause the watch
to fall off the pressure of the
air from the approaching train surely
would. I have performed that little
trick hundreds of times and never met
with an accident. One day fresh
travelling man from St. Louis saw ME
do it, and he at once declared that was
nothing-anybody could do that. So
he went out in front of another train
and put his watch upon the rail. After
the train had passed he found his
| watch about forty rods up the
track. 1t was about as big as a
saucer and as thin as piece of light
cardboard. He had made the fatal mis-
take of putting the watch near the end
of a rail and SO nicely balanced upon
the top of the rail that itdidn't fal
off: This trick is just likeany other
you want to know how to do it,
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1887-01-28
Taken for . Burglar.

An Essex, Conn, clergyman recently
attempted to enter his house late at
night, having arrived home from New
York unexpectedly by boat, without
the knowledge of his family. A barrel
under the pantry window offered him
an easy mode Of entering. and he sprang
upon it. His feet had hardly touched
the head before it caved in, and he
found himself plunged in bath of soft
soap. To extricate himself from his
unpleasant predicament he was obliged
to call for assistance, but before it was
rendered he had a narrow escape from
being shot for burglar by neighbor-
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1887-01-28
MATTIE'S HAZARD.

Il don't like his looks, mamma
'.But father says he is capital work
er, and we ought not to object to him
because he's not an Adonis, ought we
dear? He's not to blame because he is
so unpleasant to look at. Don't notice
him If his face isn't agreeable to you,
Matte
The girl was very fair Of face her.
self, and slender and dainty as a
flower. She was Farmer Lees only
child and had been raised very tenderly
by her parents, who although not ex-
exactly wealthy, could we'll afford to
give their lovely child a good education
and many Injuries. Six months before
she had graduated from Madame
Ms finishing school for young
ladies, and since had turned the heads
of two-thirds Of the honest young farm
ers in her county. If she had favorite
among them they could not learn it,
for she was pleasant and anilable to
each in turn, and if she went for a
drive to-day with John Dale of Law
rencetown, she was pretty sure to go
for one tomorrow with Dick Lane of
Harrisville, and would probably talk
the lightest of light nonsense in the cool
shadows of the old orchard in the
evening with gay, ne 'er-do-well Lewis
Vereton of Vereton farm, just below
them: and the old fogics all about de-
clared that Farmer Lees daughter"
was no more nor less than Il flirting
butterfly, who would neither be able to
make Il good young man happy, nor
think of anything in the world beside
her small vanities and the pretty dark
curls over her forehead.
She had been speaking to her mother,
and speaking to her over her graceful
shoulder, as Mrs. Lee hustled about
busy with some preparations, while
Matte stood at the window. As her
mother finished speaking what we have
recorded, Il shuff1ing figure slowly
crossed the open space without, going
toward the stable. 1t was not pre-
possessing figure. and the face above it
was simply repulsive. Perhaps its
ugliness WAS greatly due to Il great
livid scar, which crossed it from tenn
pie to chin. going down the cheek, over
the lip, terminating below the chin. 1t
always makes Matte shudder to sec
that horrible scar, and she shivered
now, even though the eyes that looked
up and met hers for a moment, as the
new farm hand passed outside the win
dow, were steady eyes, with light in
them that might have gloritied not her
face and lashes dropping over them,
long and silken as the lashes of u girl;
eyes of deep, dark, mysterious blue,
from which that hideous scar took all
beauty, in the eyes of the girl, who
turned impatientIy to her mother.
..You will be back before night.
Eyes, Matte; you may look for us
any time after sunset"
:Give my love to auntie, and tell her
I will ride over to spend day with her
soon. Are you quite ready, mammal"
ID .'Yes, my love; when put on my
hat. Jim has gone to get the horse
and buggy
II saw him go. Let me tie your
bonnet strings. There, tying them
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1887-01-28
THE JUDGMENT HYMN. ;:
Over 100 versions and renderings OF this "a
NOUS hymn are known to exist.

lover 100 versions and renderings OF this ia
GUS hymn are known to exist.
Day of Ire, day most dire,
That shall melt the earth in fire,
Sibyps note and David 8 Tyre.
Who may sound the depth of sorrow,
When the Judge on that dread morrow
Tests all COW rings mortals borrow?
Trumpet mathis, raining thunder,
Bursting sepulchres asunder,
Call all round the throne and under
Death and Nature are astounded
Der new life in forms surrounded.
And in judgment sore COMPOUNDED!
Pages Of volume open,
And, in glazing light, betoken
Ev'ry verdict to BE- spoken.
When the Judge assumes His station,
Secrets turn to revelation;
Naught escapes His observation.
What plea shall poor be making!
Who, my patron mediating!
Scarce the saints know an escaping!
King Of Kings and ev'ry Nation.
Saving souls by free oblation!
Sleanse me, TOO, Cout Oh saIVatioH.
Semeubcr, Jesus Holy!
For such was thine advent solely,
Lest at last perish wholly.
Seeking me, Thou sat'st assigning;
On the cross bought'st me a-dying;
IL all vain, such self. denying?
Righteous Judge Of inst exaction.
Proffer me some benefaction
Ere that day Of satisfaction!
Guilty culprit, am grooming;
Blushing, am my sins bemoaning,
Save Thy suppliant, Lord atoning!
Many Thou didst grant acquittance,
And the dying thief Abundance:
May not l, too, gain remittance?
True, my prayers poor avail not:
But thy merits surely fail not!
Gates Of He'll DER these prevail not!
Mid thy sheep assign me nigh thee.
Far from vile goats safely hide me;
Let Thy right hand hold me by Thee.
Must the wicked be lamenting,
Ger their torments unrelenting;
Call me with the blessed repenting.
I. Thy suppliant, pray Frustrated
Heart in dust Inundated;
Have me quite regenerated!
Day Of tears, and ever nearing!
When vile men, from tombs appearing,
And shall all their doom be hearing?
Thomas con Cel0n0, A. D. 1850.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1887-01-28
Browns Wish.

Il want your mother to let my af-
fairs alone" said Brown to Mrs. B. II
won't have any more Of her dictation. y
"You're always finding fault with
MOTHER reterted Mrs. B. ON have
YOU understand, Mr.. Brown, that my
mother is an angel ..='.
II wish she was, sroaned Brown.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1887-01-28

stirred the wet leaves of the maple-tree
without and she saw, orfancied she saw,
two stealthy moving figures, trying to
open the door; moment and NUT
tered blasphemy reached her; then she
drew in her head, and stood with beat
ing, bounding heart. in her room.
What would or should she do?
Jim! She flung ON loose wrapper
over her nightdress and fairly flew up
to the little attic chamber occupied by
the farm hand. With trembling fingers
she wrapped ON the door. No answer,
on sound from within.
''Jim!' she called softly. No reply.
She raped again. Still silence. Then
a sudden fear smote her, and she
turned faint under it. Was Jim there,
or was he below making it easy for the
burglars-his friends-to enter? On
an impulse she tried the knob, having
found it by cropping. 1t turned readily
and the door swung open. BY the
light which came in at the little window
directly over it she saw that the bed
was unoccupied, and she flew back,
down the stairs, into her father 5
chamber.
MIR. Lea always kept a sum of money
in the house, aud always kept a revol-
yer. within his reach, should he be
awakened by burglars at night. She
knew where, and she found it speedily
as her fingers closed on it she ceased to
tremble; her girlish face grew set and
stern; and she went out once more to
the hallway. and glided down the stairs.
Ere she had reached the bottom voice
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-07-05
Chronic Coughs and Colds,

And all diseases of the Throat and Lungs,
can be cured by the use of SCOTS Emul'
sion, as it contains the healing virtues o.
Cod Liver Oil and Hypophosphites in their
fullest form. 1t is beautiful creamy emul'
zion, palatable as milk, easily digested, and
can be taken by the most delicate. Please
read: IL consider scott's Emulsion the
remedy par excellence in Tuberculous and
StrumoUs Affections, to say nothing OF
ordinary colds and throat troubles. Wv
X. 8. CoNNELL, NJ. D., Manchester, o.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-07-05
PROHIBITION AT LULING.
Two Joint Discussions with
Pro. Victorious.
Special Herald.

Special to Herald.
LuIING, July 2-To-day marks
new departure in the prohibition cam.
paign in this section. After n shorI
season of apathy and indifference
on the part OF the pros and in the
face of an oft repeated challenge oftho
ants for a joint discussion, we sent
for DR. W. II. Robinson OF Waco, to
meet Hon. l.. w. Moore of LaGrange
aud they met. The DR.. opened with a
carefully considered and as carefully
delivered speech Of one hour and for
ty-five minutes, laying off his rows
planting and breaking out the mid
dies, leaving cultivated field for the
honorable senator elect to step into
and leaving too the one alternative for
him TO step fairly and squarely upon
the only plank IN the field.-Whiskey
or no whiskey, or to dodge the issue
altogether.
Mr.. Moore replied in speech OF
about the same length, but he seemed
to be at sea from the start, and labor
ed through his task with evident eff
fort and dstaste. He is our senator
elect, and has many warm friends here
who desired to see him acquit himself
well: but the only resort left him was
a retreat to the most reprehensible
sort of demagoguery and appeal to
preiudiccs of locality
DIR. Robinsons rejoindcr of half an
hour was telling in its effect and we
score decided victory for prohibit
ton, and a regular Waterloo" for
Judge Moore anG the leading ants
here. There was large audience OF
people assembled at Beatty,s grove,
and all enjoyed and profted by Che
occasion.
AT night Bowers Hall was filled TO
OVERLOOKING to listen to the brilliant
young orator. Russell Kingsbury, of
Waco, who was replied to very ably
by our townsman, j. Z. Bridges, OF
the "Signal." But sophistry and
FEASIBILITY are not equal to contend
ing with truth, justice and right, and
Mr.. Kingsbury is able to cope with
anything yet developed on the anti
side. Prohibition is all right In Cald-
well county.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-07-05
Match Game.

The Texas ard Pacific base ball nine
had glorious time at Galveston and
are loud in the praise of the Calves
ton boys. The following are the mem
bers of the Texas and Pacific nine: l..
Wright pitcher, w. j. Carter catcher,
Thomas Mcclellan first base, Freeman
second base, u. l.. MCnagan short stop,
Fricselman third base, Roden center
field, Stephens left field, Gleason right
fiol1
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-07-05
New Hardware House.

Mr.. S. ii. holland, who was for years
the senior member of the firm of No
land, McRosky & Co, has reopened a
new hardware house at 7l9 Elm street,
under the name of holland & Co. lie
has purchased an entire and complete
stock of carpenters tools. nails. CRATES,
mantles, Builders hardware, ETC., and
can accommodate builders and others
with anything in the hardware line.
Mr.. Jas. 4, Metcalf who is so well
known win be with Nc and h Co., and
will be glad TO see his old friends at
719 Elm street.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-07-05
Preparing to Rest.

xviii you allowed me to looked at
your paper for moment. sir ?" said
tramp politely to gentleman in City
Hall Park: II am anxious to ascer-
tain the weather probabilities.
you are interested in the weather.
then" replied the gentleman. hand
ing over the paper.
"Yes. sir. | am going to lie down
and take nap if the elements are in
my favor. Pack
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-07-05
A Remarkable Diamond.

Henry Fera, the John street dia-
mond man, has in his possession a re-
markable jewel. 1t is diamond in
the rough. nearly round, and weighs
81 karats. When the cutter took the
stone TO prepare it for the polisher
the first sharp blow divided the dia-
mond into two nearly equal parts. lie
was very much disturbed and went
Immediately to C. v. walters drug
store and tried some of his ice cold
soda water and bought an electric
cigar.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-07-05

Uunstable Il Moore have cut prices
on summer shoes.
Williams g. Co., Oldest Drug men of
Dallas.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-07-21
The s.. Thomas Horror.

DETROIT, Mich, July ia special
from st. Thomas, Ontario, in relation
to the railroad disaster there yesterday
places the number killed at nineteen
and the injured at about forty. After
the collision occurred the passengers
commenced emerging from the car
windows and every available means of
e0reSs being taken advantage of. En-
gineer Connolly was found in the cab
with his hands on the lever, still as If
endeavoring TO make the air brakes
work. To add additional horror to the
already sufficiently appalling affair, a
section of the freight train into which
the engine of the passenger train
plunged consisted of two cars contain
| ing tanks filed with cTude oil and a
car load of barrels of refined oil
| and almost before the passengers heard
| the crash of the collision it was
followed by a tremendous explosion
which could be heard for miles. A
pyramid of red fire and black clouds
| lowered mp in the air, and in a mo
ment sheets of fire reached out and en-
velOped cars, dwellings and ware
houses in the vicinity. The burning
oil was scattered around in all direc
tions, setting fire to Grifin's coal ant
salt warehouse, j. L. Campbeil's dwell
ling and watch house and anothe
| structure in the vicinity, destroyin,
J all of these and causing loss of abou
; s150. 900. Herman Ponsford, Of th
, | fire department, was literally encircle
; by a volume OF FIRE, and when th
J smoke cleared away it was seen tha
! from head to foot he was covered wit
aame. His injuries are Of 3 horrIbl
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-07-21
Murderoua Plot.

PIrTsAURG, Pa, July 16.-A sensa
tional dispatch to the Chronicle-Tele
graph from Greensburg, Pennsylvania,
says: Information reaches here this
morning, through an officer of the law,
that a murderous plot has been laid by
the striking Hungarians at and near
the Leisenring works to surprise the
Pinkerton detectives at that place and
drive off all new men working there.
All the details of the attack have been
arranged by Hungarian who former
ly held high position as an officer in
the Hungarian army, and who has
been for the past few months drilling
strikers in the Hungarian manual of
arms. the strikers consisting mostly of
Hungarians. A thousand strong were
to have proceeded to the Leisinring
works at the break of day next Mon
day and draw all the detectives off.
and to kill and wound all who dared to
resist, but the aforesaid Hungarian
officer, becoming frightened, gave the
whole thing away.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-07-21

SAN FRANCISCO, July 14.-The steam
ship Australia arrived yesterday from
Honolulu, having sailed thence July 5.
No further outbreaks or demonstra-
tions of any character occurred after
those described as having taken place
Friday and Saturday, June so and ,July
LIST, which resulted in the overthrow of
the Gibson ministry and in obtaining a
written pledge from King Kalakaua to
promote constitutional reforms and
submit TO the will of the people. A
new constitution was to be laid before
the king on the day the steamer sailed.
EX-Premier Gibson and his son-in-laV.
Hayselton, were held in Jail until the
night OF July 2, when Gibson was Al
lowed to remove to his home, where he
remains under guard. His trial was
set for July 9Th. The excitement had
so far subsidized by July 9Th that the eel
pration OF the American national holi-
day was handsomely observed. Three
Honolulu papers, in comments upon
the change or administration, predict
that no further public outbreaks are e
expected, provided the new constitu.
ton is adopted and reforms Inaugural
ted.
Later-Advices by letter from Homo
lulu, which are ten hours later thar
those published, say the steamer Aus
traiia sailed at 2 O'Clock on the after
noon Of July 5th, and at that time IN,
streets were full of excited people. Nh
rifles had been called out and it wa
said that If the king did not agree {,
sign the new constitution which hal
been prepared there would be Hoo,
shed. Nothing was seen of the kin
during Friday and Saturday. Work
men were engaged both of these day
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-07-21
Cutting Rates.

ST.. LOUIS, July IA local paper
says: A Texas freight war is now fair
ly on and none of the rivals # the
Atchison system are in the least dis
posed to meet the action of that cor
poration half way. The freight man
ayers of st. Louis lines were momen-
tarily expecting all day Tuesday to re-
ceiVes advices from the southwest that
would furnish some incentive to action.
The Missouri Pacific opened the ball at
this end of the line yesterday by insti-
tuting a cut on several important COM
modities. On sugar, rice and molasses,
from 60 cents to Soc; bagging, from 634
and ties from 60 to IS; cotton goods,
from 81 to So. All of these articles in
less than car loads have been reduced
from ~ to so cents. These rates are to
apply from st. Louis and New Orleans
to all points in Texas. The Cotton
Belt line followed suit by similar cut.
The trouble, it is said, arises from the
Atchison insisting on commodity rates
out of Galveston, to the detriment of
st. Louis and New Orleans common
point rates. The cause is supposed to
be decision on the part of the Atchi-
son to advertise its line.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-07-21
miinighf MURDER.

GAINESVILLE, Texas, July 14.-Last
night Miss Mamie Bostick and Miss
Geneal Watkins of Dallas, Texas, who
is visiting her, retired to their room.
About 2 O'Clock Mrs. Bostick was
awakened by a struggle in the ladies'
room and reached the room just in
time to see a man leap through the
window. Both young ladies were vel
tering in blood and unconscious. Miss
Watkins had been struck over the right
eye with a Ratchet and died in few
hours, without showing any signs of
consciousness. Miss Bostick received
blow from Ratchet just underneath
the right eye and another in the right
temple. She is suffering from concus-
sion of the brain and cannot recover.
There is nc clew to the perpetrator Of
the crime. Over $50 men were depu-
tized as deputy sheriffs, to scour the
country. A reward of 81, 500 has al
ready been offered for the capture OF
the murderer. Miss Watkins father
is leading hotel proprietor of Dallas
Miss BostWick is a niece of Ed. Nor.
ris, one of the most prominent cattle
men of Texas.
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nature and he cannot recover. Engi-
neer Berne, of the Grand Trunk rail
road, was a mass of flames. His
clothing was stripped from his body by
willing hands, and he was taken home
in cab. An S-year-old son of r. Cott-
ley was enyeloped by flames and can
not recover.
As soon as the crash came the ut
most confusion arose, and the shrleks
of women and children were heart
rending and in moment the flames
broke out. Mr.. a. B. Remge and A.
A. Drake at once rescued Mrs. King
and Mrs. Wagg and their children
through the windows, and others also
clambered through the windows. Alex
Watson, Grand Trunk railroad brake
man, was blown up in the air by the
explosion, and had his collar bone
broken by the fall.
Later.It is now ascertained that the
victims of the railroad accident of yes
terday number twelve.
The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-07-21

REGISTER AKCIK.
Negro tx Soldiers Denied Admission
to the G. A. B. in the South.
An Appeal to be Taken to the Nation
al Encampmsnt.
Brave Frank Robinson to be Presented
With a Gold Medal.
Employment Bureaus Supplying Men
for Strikers Places.
Nero soldiers.


NEW ORLEANS. July 15.-The views
of Department Commander Graham,
Grand Army of the Republic, as to the
relations of the Grand Army to ex-
union negro soldiers fail to satisfy the
latter. They insist that objection to
their admission to the Grand Army of
the Republic is solely on account of
color; that there is absolutely no other
basis for it, and they want to appeal the
matter from the local department to
the grand encampment in st. Louis.
They say the true reason for their ex-
clusion is due to the fact that local
posts of the Grand Army of the Re
public prefer to fraterniZe with ex-con-
federate organizations of the Army OF
Northern Virginia and the Army OF
Tennessee rather than with the colored
eX-eomrades, and they fear that the
admission of the colored ex-soldiers to
the Grand Army of the Republic would
result in the rupture of the relations
existing between ex-federal and ex-con-
federate organizations in New Orleans
that are so pleasant a feature of the So
cial side of the respective organizations
and so conspicuous feature in the pub
lie celebration of the respective memo
rial days, both federal and confederate.